#Sonic Mania

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A lot of Sonic the Hedgehog fans were are very pleased with the Sonic Mania animated shorts that have been hitting the internet in the last year or so. This week, the official Sonic twitter dropped another jaunty adventure, but this time wi...

[Update: You can now check out Episode 6 of Sonic Mania Adventures below!]Earlier this year, Sonic the Hedgehog fans enjoyed a five-part series of short, animated cartoons featuring the blue blur and his buddies. Sonic Mania Adventures, pro...

In recent months, leading up to the anticipated release of Sonic Mania Plus, a fun series of short cartoons were commisioned hyping the blue blur and his chums. Sonic Mania Adventures was a return to the 'toons of old; short, funny, colourf...

I love when the marketing team behind retro games dig deep for nostalgic references. Sega's latest trailer for Sonic Mania Plus basically recreates the old "Sonic vs. Mario" ad from 1991 and it is pure nostalgic bliss. As an added bonus, it...

Sega's irrepressible mascot, Sonic the Hedgehog, turns 27 years old this month. To celebrate nearly thirty years of shenanigans from the spiky blue blur, Sega will hold a special birthday event at Tokyo Joypolis.Scheduled for June 23, Sonic...

[Update: As predicted, Sega's new trailer for Sonic Mania Plus confirms a July release date. The game will launch July 17 in the West and July 19 in Japan. Physical editions will include a cool Mega Drive-style reversible cover and mini art...

Some of Sonic the Hedgehog's UK fans turned on their PS4s yesterday to find a new update waiting for them in beloved 2017 release Sonic Mania. The patch, which apparently wasn't supposed to go live, tweaked certain features in the platforme...

Speed is considered the key trait of Sonic’s gameplay. The thrill of blazing through landscapes and the challenge to quickly complete stages is almost always a selling point for his games. This past decade, his speed has been amped up...

Sega have stated that, at March's SXSW conference, a panel will be held to give a "World-exclusive first-look at what comes next" for the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise.The panel, taking place in Austin, TX this Spring, will feature Sega's Ja...

Sonic Mania's soundtrack is worth celebrating. It really tied the whole game together.
As of today, you'll be able to buy the 47-track Selected Edition of the Sonic Mania soundtrack through iTunes, Amazon, and Google Play if you feel so inc...

Listen, I don't have anything against PUBG, other than maybe the name is too long and obnoxious and the abbreviation is equally frustrating to say, I just don't....care about it. I don't even own the game or have any desire to. I've played ...

If you're spending this Boxing Day morning picking up after friends, family, or perhaps yourselves, then take heart in the fact that gaming's greatest tyrants are suffering alongside you.In a new skit released by Sega to celebrate the festi...

Fan fiction. These two words, hair-raising to the average individual, nonetheless apply to a variety of things that do appeal to a large audience. Between the oddity of the Frasierverse, to these confusing Minecraft books for kids, to the r...

[Nothing like a fancy drink to go with the fanciest art form on earth, video games. Good thing SpielerDad has a few choice pairings and stories to share with everyone! I'm probably sticking to Pabst Dry (which is not a hipster beer no matte...

I know Funko Pop! toys get a bad rap, but I never quite saw what the problem was. Eye read folks' bad views of them on Twitter and the like, but I just don't perceive any issues. Sonic the Hedgehog had a series released before, but those we...

Sonic and crew are back as well, perfectly curated into a 16-bit throwback for the Switch! Sonic Mania is one among many nostalgia kicks for the ever so glorious new platform, which is totally rad... but I don’t know, can you not hel...

One of the joys of games such as Sega's Sonic Mania landing on PC is the sneaky allowance for fun, community-based mods to appear. This amusing endeavor, "Knuckles Mania", by EX Falchion, brings one of the blue blur's supah-edgy friends to ...

The critically acclaimed and fan-pleasing Sonic Mania title features a tribute to a deceased member of the Sonic the Hedgehog modding community.Lava Reef Zone's stunt-jumpin' boss Heavy Rider is a mace wielding knight who attacks the player...

Sonic Mania has burst onto the scene to heaps of praise from critics and the community, who have suffered terrible games featuring the blue blur for decades now. Something to celebrate, at long last.It's not all roses in Green Hill Zone how...

I've been playing a lot of Sonic Mania over the past few days. It's nice that I'm enjoying a Sonic game in 2017, and even more delightful that I get to enjoy it on the Nintendo Switch.
Sonic Mania does all the right things. The contro...

Sick as a dog today but I had to take a moment to post this.
My buddy Ken Horowitz, author of Playing at the Next Level: A History of American Sega Games and owner of Sega fansite Sega-16 posted a video featuring a ROM made for Sega Genesis...

With how popular split-screen gaming used to be in the retro days, its crazy that Sonic never really had a competitive multiplayer mode outside of Sonic 2 and 3. I have a lot of memories of wanting a full on co-op experience like that, tink...

Sonic Mania and Sonic Forces are coming out in a couple of months and the success of either (or both) will be a serious deciding factor in the continuing direction of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. Sonic has had a tough go of it the last...

Just watched Bohemian Rhapsody, and its really disappointing, considering that Rami Malek was great as Freddie and the cast was good The plot structure was very clichéd, some of the script was really cringy, and too much artistic

Hope all of u guys are doing I know some of you have it tough right But Dtoid and its community are here for you, right? Have the wkend you deserve and be sure to give yourself a treat, no matter how smol, like these capsule toys I

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